Thailand's Buddhist monastic order has been rocked by a sex scandal involving several high-ranking monks and millions of dollars in embezzled temple donations. The police have arrested a 35-year-old ...

Wilawan Emsawat, 35, known by the nickname Sika Golf, is accused of being involved in secret relationships with 13 monks, as ...

Thai woman arrested for allegedly seducing monks and extorting $11.9M using temple funds. Details on the scandal that expelled nine abbots and sparked Buddhist reforms.

A 35-year-old woman in Thailand has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing several monks with photos and videos of their ...

Prominent monks are disrobing almost daily in an unfolding controversy centred on a woman nicknamed “Golf”. Other misbehaving monks are in hiding.

Wirapol Sukphol, a jet-setting monk known for his lavish lifestyle, made international headlines in 2017 when he was charged ...

With the onset of the monsoons, coupled with the heat in the Thai capital (and yes, we are talking about the weather, for ...

The ceremony in Chaiyaphum province, just over five hours’ drive from Bangkok, is part of a growing movement in Thailand where “forest monks” are linking Buddhist practice with environmental activism.

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...

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